The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-11-18
FUNERAL GF The ANARCHISTS.

A Large but Orderly CrofFd Follows
Their Remains to the Tomb-Ths Pa
geapt Viewed by 100000 Persons As IL
Marches Through Caieago's Streets
EieIden and Sckwah Taken to Joliet.
CHI6&eso Nov IA great eoncourse of
people relieved She remains Of August
Spies, AdoIph Fischer, Albert r. Parsons,
George Ehgel and Louis Lfagg, the dead
ht.avehtsts. IN their funeral procession yes
terday lie Gay was warm, and early in
the morning crowds SSsnded their way to
Milwaukee avenue, down w1ieh thorough
fare the parade passed Leaving Milwaukee
avenue, it proceeded south on Desplaines
street 70 lake, within half a block OF the
fatal spot az which the Haymar-
ket bomb was expl6ttea, thence east
on Lake street to Fifth avenue ard south
10 Polk strest, where the Wisconsin Genital
train was takef, to Waldheim Cemetery.
klth5ngh there were probably 100, 900 per-
| sons 1liaessd along the line OF the process
sion there was be disorder. The entire
ceremony, from the homes to the ee1rie-
| terry, was conducted with as mitch duiet as
/ possible in so vast throng. The fiefat
offerings wefe many and beautiful
The beobl6 began TO gather at the Spies
residence IS eafly as cleck in the morn
ing. Shortly aftcF shat hour the public
were admitted to the h0dse, 4 continual
| stream IL men and women viewed the re-
mains until a little after / / O'clock, when
preparations We're begun for the transfer OF
the body to its last resting-plac6 The
| grief Of the stricken mother at
hhis time was pc gnant and most ex-
cessive. H&F lamentations were woful in
the extreme Miss Van 8andt, Spies proxy
wife, also deeply mourned the l6ss OF him
whom she undoubtedly loved The sisters
and brothers Of the dead Anarchist wept
Constantly Captain Black, the devoted adj
voGat6 Of the Anarchists in and out of
court. his wife aid several heighbors, did
all in their power to asstiag8 She grief of the
afflicted ones. At a few 1h!t1tss past
noon it was announced that the
hearse had arrived The casket was
placed in the hearse, and escorted by men,
bers of the Aurora Turn Verein and the
Dakets' Union TO the number Of about 500
proceeded down Milwaukee avenue to
Paulina, where halt vas made while the
hearse containing the body OF Fischer fol-
| lowed by carriages containing the mouruers
came into line.
At Fischers late home had occurred dur
ing the morning scenes similar to
lHOSe GHdCtGu do tuo CplSS IeSlueuCe
Hundreds viewed the remains during
the morning. Mrs. Fischer wept
continually, and the poor woman's face was
pallid and haggard At this point the Ger
man Typographical Union No 8, 100 mem-
becs OF the Central Labor Union and body
Of women, go strong, members of the
Fortschritt Aid Society, joined in the pro-
cession.
The march was again begun, the next
stop being made at the home Of
Mrs Parsons, where the hearse con-
| tanning the remains of her dead hus-
| band wheeled into line. Here had con-
| gregated an immense throng. The floral
| offerings here as well as at all the other
| places, were numerous and of the most ele-
giant designs. Mrs, Parsons grief was most
terrible in its intensity. As the procession
moved away to the slow and swaying meas
ure OF a dirge many of the women in the
throngs wept
The silver plate on the casket containing
Parsons remains bore the following inscrip.
! ton:
| ALBERT r. PARSONS,
| Age &c. /: